Sussex Concerts

Concert Details


Title: Annie
Performed by: Act Too Productions
Time: Thursday, 22 September 2005, at 7:30pm
Place: Hawth Theatre, Crawley
Description: The idea of creating a musical based on Harold Gray's "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip originated with lyricist/director Martin Charnin. Playwright Thomas Meehan and composer Charles Strouse were initially skeptical of the idea, but Charnin quickly won them over with his enthusiasm for the project.

The story revolves around Annie, an 11-year-old orphan who longs for her parents to rescue her from the Municiple Orphanage and its mean-spirited matron, Agatha Hannigan. When billionaire Oliver Warbucks stumbles upon the little orphan and decides to adopt her, he must first deal with Miss Hannigan's opportunistic schemes.

Annie opened at the Alvin Theatre on April 21, 1977. The New York production ran for 2,377 performances, making it the third longest running musical of the 1970s. In 1982, the movie version was released starring Albert Finney, Aileen Quinn, Ann Reinking, and Carol Burnett.

Now you can see this family favourite hit musical in all it’s glory at the Hawth this September produced by the best part of the artistic team that brought you COPACABANA in 2004.
Tickets: £5 Act Too Stage School Students
£10 Children and other concessions
£12 Full adult
£35 familly ticket [2 child + 2 Adult]
Buy 10 get 11th free
Contact: Stephen Candy

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